Comparison = Good
Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Comparison is the thief of joy.” I disagree with Teddy Roosevelt, though. Today, like most days, I sat on the front porch and just observed His creation, searching out His mysteries. The Bible speaks of mysteries, things that are THERE but not yet revealed to us, and how those mysteries are for His children to seek out. "It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter." Proverbs 25:2 In fact, Jesus Himself used parables and examples of things in plain sight to reveal great mysteries that had been hidden since the beginning of time... nature. I don't think He looked around for a great example in nature to bring home a good spiritual point; I believe He unveiled something that had been there all along, hid... waiting to be discovered. So, today, I observed and meditated. Mom has two River Birch trees that I absolutely LOVE. They have the most beautiful bark that is always peeling in gorgeous pa...